Category Archives: Canadian Press
Buddhist group to investigate sexual misconduct claims against spiritual leader
HALIFAX - One of the largest western Buddhist organizations says it’s launching an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against its Halifax-based spiritual leader. Shambh...
Jul 5, 2018
Canada looks to deepen involvement in Mali by sending up to 20 police officers
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to deepen Canada’s involvement in Mali by sending up to 20 police officers and investing millions of dollars in the coming years to help train local securit...
Jul 5, 2018
Former mayor revisits tragedy as Lac-Megantic marks five years since rail disaster
MONTREAL - Each day the train rolls into Lac-Megantic serves as a stark reminder to former mayor Colette Roy Laroche of the fatal derailment that struck five years ago. “The whistling of the tra...
Jul 5, 2018
Victims of Humboldt Broncos crash may soon get interim payments
SASKATOON - The victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash may soon get interim payments from a fundraising campaign that has collected $15.2 million. The non-profit group that administers ...
Jul 5, 2018
Cousin says hiker who fell by waterfall near Vancouver lived and died selflessly
VANCOUVER - The cousin of a man who fell into a pool of a waterfall north of Vancouver says Charles Ryker Gamble lived an adventurous life travelling around the world but he’ll be remembered mos...
Jul 5, 2018
World Cup shows the beautiful game can also be a con game. Is Canada immune?
The World Cup in Russia has been rich in entertainment, showing soccer at its best. But the beautiful game has also been a con game at times, with stars like Brazil’s Neymar frustrating with the...
Jul 5, 2018
Toronto student arrested for protesting demolition of Palestinian village
A Toronto university student protesting the demolition of a Palestinian-Bedouin village in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli forces, her mother said Thursday. Karen Rodman said her 21-yea...
Jul 5, 2018
Mother, son separated at US border reunited in Chicago
CHICAGO - A Brazilian woman separated from her son in May while seeking asylum in the U.S. has been reunited with the 10-year-old boy in Chicago. The reunion occurred Thursday afternoon, just hours af...
Jul 5, 2018
More than one in four human trafficking victims in Canada is under 18
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report suggests the majority of human trafficking victims in Canada are women and girls younger than 25, while most of the people charged with the crimes are men betwe...
Jul 5, 2018
Justice Ginsburg bemoans partisan divide in Congress
JERUSALEM - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday she hoped the traditional “bipartisan spirit” of congressional hearings for judges will once again prevail in Washi...
Jul 5, 2018